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  • Deteriorating Water Quality

    According to the World Bank Report - Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis, heavily polluted water is reducing economic growth by up to a third...

    22 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Kutch Desert

    The study of fossils from Kutch in Gujarat has revealed that the hot arid desert of Kutch was once a humid subtropical forest. Findings of Study:...

    22 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • India - Largest Emitter of Sulphur Dioxide

    According to a report by Greenpeace (an environmental Non-Governmental Organization), India is the largest emitter of Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) in the...

    20 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Preservation of Sundarban

    Discovery India and World Wide Fund (WWF) India have partnered with the Government of West Bengal and local communities in the Sundarban to help save...

    19 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • BASIC Meeting on Climate Change

    The BASIC countries held their 28th ministerial meeting on Climate Change from 14th to 16th August 2019 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The countries...

    19 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Rules Eased for Development in Buffer Zones

    The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has relaxed the procedure for environmental clearances of developmental activities in...

    17 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Microplastics in Snow

    The study conducted by scientists at Germany’s Alfred Wegener Institute and Switzerland’s Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research has...

    16 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Marine Pollution

    The oceans cover over 70% of the globe. Its health, wellbeing of humanity and the living environment that sustains us all are inextricably linked....

    16 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • New Frog Species in Aravalis

    An amphibian survey conducted by Delhi University professor has found four new species of frogs in the Aravalli biodiversity area. The survey has...

    14 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Extension of Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary

    Recently, the Forest Department identified around 300 hectares of revenue land for inclusion in the Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS), The land is...

    13 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Climate Change and Land

    The article is based on the recent IPCC report “Climate change and Land” published on 8th August and an editorial “Climate on the...

    10 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Mercury Emission Versus its Concentration in Fishes

    Recently researchers have found that despite a decrease in seawater concentration of methylmercury, the amount of mercury found in fish is different...

    10 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Proposals to Change in CITES Listing

    India has submitted proposals regarding changes to the listing of the smooth-coated otter, small-clawed otter, Indian star tortoise, Tokay gecko,...

    10 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Climate Change and Land: IPCC’s Report

    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) report on ‘Climate Change and Land’ reveals the relation between climate...

    09 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Man-Animal Conflict (MAC)

    This article based on “The big picture on tigers” which appeared in The Hindu on 8 August 2019. It talks about increasing incidents of...

    08 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan

    The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has unveiled the draft Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) for...

    08 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Greenhouse Gas Emission

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    07 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Water Stress in India

    According to the data released by the World Resources Institute (global research non-profit organization), India is ranked 13th among the 17 most...

    07 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Integration of Land and Water Schemes to Tackle Land Degradation

    As about 30% of India’s land is degraded, the Government of India wants to converge various land and water schemes to mainstream land...

    06 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Economic Valuation of Tiger Reserves

    The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has released a study titled “Economic Valuation of Tiger Reserves in India: A Value+...

    02 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

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